Intro
A Em D Dm
A Em D Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm A Em
Watching the planes land over the bay
D Dm Dsus2 Dm
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
A Em
Holding the patterns for days
D Dm Dsus2 Dm
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
A Em D Dm
[Verse 1 pt 2]
A Em D
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
Dm Dsus2 Dm A
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D F#
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
Bm E7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7 G6 D
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
G Gmaj7 G6 D
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
E7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
G
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
A Em D Dm
A Em D Dm
[Verse 3]
A Em D
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
Dm Dsus2 Dm
My palms are like lakes ris ing
A Em
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
D Dm Dsus2 Dm A
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D F#
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
Bm E7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7 G6 D
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
G Gmaj7 G6 D
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
G Gmaj7 G6 D
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
G Gmaj7 G6 D
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
E7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
G
So why'd you have to...?